Emergency Vehicle Preemption

1. Emergency
Vehicle
Preemption
+ Assistant Chief John Caussin
+ Strategic Planner, Laurie Stone
+ Captain Brian Edmonston
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3. Problem Statement:
Difficulty meeting National
response time standards.
+ Currently, FRD meets national
response time goals for EMS and fire
incidents less than 55% of the time.
+ Approaching 100,000 requests
for response service annually
• Increasing Population
• Future Development
• Increased Congestion
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Why we need emergency
vehicle preemption?
Data reflects percentage of FY2015 EMS incidents where first arriving unit meets the
response time of 5 minutes or less. Note: fire boxes have varying geographical sizes
and number of incidents.

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NHTSA Study: Fairfax emergency
vehicle preemption
Benefits of EVP:
+ Help reduce the risk of
accidents at intersections
• Improved safety and
reduced liability
+ Better response times
• Reducing response times
anywhere between14–23 %
*Approx. 70 seconds on a route
with 3 to 6 signalized intersection

5. + Strategic Initiative to Expand
Emergency Vehicle Preemption (EVP)
• Cooperative Partnership with
Stakeholders
• VDOT, FCDOT, WMATA
• Fostering Interoperability
• Prince William County, Loudoun County, Fairfax
City, Town of Herndon, Town of Vienna
+ Pursuing Various Funding Sources
• Grant Funding
• Assistance to Firefighters,
Northern Virginia Transportation Authority,
DOT Grants (TIGER)
• CIP Funding
• Development Proffers
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Implementing Preemption
Technology

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Summary of Benefits

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Summary of Benefits